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What uses can I come up with for a waterbed heater and the waterbed mattress?
February 12th, 2007
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Full question:
I have a king size waterbed with heater that I am replacing. It is too difficult for me to get in and out of the bed. I intend on replacing the mattress and want to somehow modify the “box” it sits in to a platform for a regular bed. What uses can I come up with for the heater and the waterbed mattress. I am keeping the headboard because it has lights and a mirror and hidden storage.
I need the warmth but will probably buy a heated mattress pad or something. Any ideas please………….
My answer:
The heater is an easy one for me. If you are a gardener (or know one) that heater can be wrapped in a sheet or towel and used under seedling trays as a source of heat for seed starting. If you aren’t a gardener, or don’t work with seeds, you could give it away on Freecycle for that purpose - or, of course, as a replacement heater for a water bed.
If you want another idea for it, you might try using it to keep water in a birdbath warm if you live where it freezes. Birds appreciate that.
The mattress itself makes a great vapor and weed barrier. I used one on the ground where I wanted a picnic table, then covered it with mulch and no weeds grow through. If you want a garden shed or some other small structure, it’s great underneath it for keeping water away from wood.
You could also cut it up and use the plastic as tarps - over wood piles, picnic tables - anything you want to keep from getting wet.
Your Frugal Decorating Diva,
Nancy
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